Git Some is a band which has been around a bit and actually predates the participation of two of its members (Chuck French and Neil Keener) in the much vaunted group, Planes Mistaken for Stars (even though many will consider this a new band featuring ex-members of said well known group for which they would be wrong). Git Some is a bit of a different animal than Planes Mistaken for Stars. but the same fierce energy is present and for some reason "aggro" keeps popping into my head when trying to describe this outfit. Cosmic Rock is the first album from this four piece from Colorado in the U.S., and its eleven tracks bristle with a sort of coming out one's skin manic energy, a cathartic release of pent up aggression if you will.
One glaring aspect of Cosmic Rock that jumps out at listeners - well me - is that as the bass goes so do the songs; if the bass guitar is thick sounding and up in the mix a bit, the songs rage and blast through with just the right bottom heavy goodness. "Nice Suit" and "Chainsaw Clothesline" both benefit greatly from the bass sound, and in "Fall From Grace," the bass makes the song. That being said, there are other times when the whole band is just firing on all cylinders; "Impending Zombie Apocalypse"and "Trixie Loves Misty" are blistering tracks with some real rock and roll swagger. But two tracks in particular stick out above the rest. "Time Bomb" is a slower track with a nice thick sound that has a killer bridge/outro while "That's Just Eczema" is a brooding piece that just stews in the thick sound of the bass while the guitar slices through to create one hell of a sound. As an afterthought, the vocals remind me a great deal of Eric Ozenne's work in The Nerve Agents.
Git Some surely give listeners a solid album with Cosmic Rock; lots of solid songwriting with flashes of real inspiration dash its "aggro" nature. You can definitely picture dudes with big burly beards rocking out to this in late nights at basement shows. Git Some is good and bring the fun with this record; just don't blame me if you decide to grow a beard after checking this out (which you should do if you enjoyed Planes Mistaken for Stars after they made the move to Colorado, not because Git Some sounds like them but rather that passion is evident) because that's on you.
